Although Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as well as the Optional Protocol on 12 March 2010, and the Convention entered into force on 11 April 2010, the overall position of persons with disabilities in Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is extremely unfavorable. Ratification of the mentioned Convention in practice means that the state is obliged to ensure equal rights and opportunities for persons with disabilities to be included in all spheres of social life.